#486 Black Flag – Damaged

Black Flag is another band who I recognise by name only. I have never heard their music so I do not know their debut album Damaged. Hardcore punk was not a genre that I was into ever. I might be tired after reviewing three albums in a row, but this album did not move me at […]

#485 Brian Eno–David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno–David Byrne collaboration My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts was created before Eno’s work with Byrne on the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light. The sampling was considered innovative for its time. I am not sure how to rank this album. I find that it is creative and entertaining, but I doubt I would listen […]

#484 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Architecture & Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is one of the best bands of the early 80s. I have love their sound since the first time I heard them. Architecture & Morality is their third album. It is their most groundbreaking album. This album influenced many artist of the 80s. I remember the first time I was […]

#483 Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell‘s debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the only album I know from the early 80s duo, but I have never heard it. In the USA they are considered a one-hit wonder, but in the UK they had many hits. The remake of “Tainted Love” was extremely successful for Soft Cell. According to Wikipedia, this […]

#482 Motörhead – No Sleep ’til Hammersmith

Oh no Motörhead is on the list again. No Sleep ’til Hammersmith is their first live album and hopefully their last. The only thing worse than an album from Motörhead is a live album from Motörhead…or any album from Joan Baez. It sounds so awful. My hope while listening to this album was that I […]

#481 Go-Go’s – Beauty And The Beat

Go-Go’s exploded on the scene in 1981 with Beauty And The Beat. It was one of the best selling debuts of all-time. It has been described as the “cornerstone albums of American new wave”. I realised that I have never heard the whole album and I was a huge Belinda Carlisle fan. I listened to […]

#480 Heaven 17 – Penthouse and Pavement

Heaven 17 is just another band that I have heard of their name, but not their music. Penthouse and Pavement is their first album. From the beginning of the first song “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang”, I thought this might suck. It is so repetitive. I hated it. I really dislike pretentious lyrics. […]

#479 Siouxsie And The Banshees – Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees‘s Juju is their fourth album. It is considered a landmark post-punk album. I have never heard it. I did not really listen to them until later in the 80s. I am not sure how this is a landmark album of post-punk. I think most of the ones I have heard prior […]

#478 Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten is one band that I have heard and I have seen in concert. They were amazing. Kollaps is their first album. Supposedly, they went to the junkyard to collect their instruments while they were on tour. It is a cheaper way to travel. This is the band that introduced me to industrial music. If you have not […]

#477 The Pretenders – Pretenders

The Pretenders exploded on the scene with their album Pretenders. It is considered one of the best debut albums of all-time. This original line-up would not last long because drug abuse would take two members; guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon. I remember when they released “Brass in Pocket“. I remember it because of the lyric […]